Individual Details
Jeanne de Bourgogne
(1293 - 12 Sep 1348)
Jeanne was born about 1293, the daughter of Robert II, duc de Bourgogne, and Agnčs de France. Her mother was the youngest daughter of St. Louis IX and Marguerite de Provence. Her elder sister Marguerite was the first wife and queen of Louis X of France. Her brothers Hugues V and Eudes IV would both be dukes of Burgundy.
In July 1313 Jeanne married Philippe de Valois, son of Charles, comte de Valois, and Marguerite d'Anjou. From 1315 to 1328 they were count and countess of Maine; from 1325 they were also count and countess of Valois and Anjou. In 1328 her husband was chosen as king of France under the Salic Law, as the nearest direct male heir after the death of King Charles IV. They had six children of whom Jean II and Philippe would have progeny.
Intelligent and strong-willed, Jeanne proved a capable regent while her husband fought on military campaigns during the Hundred Years War. However her nature and power earned both herself and her husband a bad reputation, which was accentuated by her deformity (considered by some to be a mark of evil), and she became know as _la male royne boiteuse_ ('the lame male Queen'), supposedly the driving force behind her weaker husband. One chronicler described her as a danger to her enemies in court: 'the lame Queen Jeanne de Bourgogne...was like a King and caused the destruction of those who opposed her will.'
She was also considered to be a scholarly woman and a bibliophile; she sent her son Jean manuscripts to read, and commanded the translation of several important contemporary works into vernacular French, including the _Miroir historial_ of Vincent de Beauvais (c.1333) and the _Jeu d'échecs moralisés_ of Jacques de Cessoles (c.1347), a task carried out by Jean de Vignay.
Jeanne died on 12 September 1348 of the plague. She was buried in the Basilica of Saint Denis; her tomb, built by her grandson Charles V, was destroyed during the French Revolution.
Source: Leo van de Pas
In July 1313 Jeanne married Philippe de Valois, son of Charles, comte de Valois, and Marguerite d'Anjou. From 1315 to 1328 they were count and countess of Maine; from 1325 they were also count and countess of Valois and Anjou. In 1328 her husband was chosen as king of France under the Salic Law, as the nearest direct male heir after the death of King Charles IV. They had six children of whom Jean II and Philippe would have progeny.
Intelligent and strong-willed, Jeanne proved a capable regent while her husband fought on military campaigns during the Hundred Years War. However her nature and power earned both herself and her husband a bad reputation, which was accentuated by her deformity (considered by some to be a mark of evil), and she became know as _la male royne boiteuse_ ('the lame male Queen'), supposedly the driving force behind her weaker husband. One chronicler described her as a danger to her enemies in court: 'the lame Queen Jeanne de Bourgogne...was like a King and caused the destruction of those who opposed her will.'
She was also considered to be a scholarly woman and a bibliophile; she sent her son Jean manuscripts to read, and commanded the translation of several important contemporary works into vernacular French, including the _Miroir historial_ of Vincent de Beauvais (c.1333) and the _Jeu d'échecs moralisés_ of Jacques de Cessoles (c.1347), a task carried out by Jean de Vignay.
Jeanne died on 12 September 1348 of the plague. She was buried in the Basilica of Saint Denis; her tomb, built by her grandson Charles V, was destroyed during the French Revolution.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Events
| Birth | 1293 | ||||
| Marriage | Jul 1313 | Fontainebleau - Philippe VI King of France | |||
| Death | 12 Sep 1348 |
Families
| Spouse | Philippe VI King of France (1293 - 1350) |
| Child | Jean II "the Good" King of France (1319 - 1364) |